They weren’t particularly flashy and didn’t attract mobs, but the so-called senior-citizen “flash mobs” at the Ohio State Fair made a point yesterday: All kinds of fun stuff can feed the body and mind of a Golden Buckeye.

Instead of handing out pamphlets from a booth, the Ohio Department of Aging decided to be interactive at this year’s fair. The word went out on Facebook weeks ago: Join other seniors on the fairgrounds blacktop to sing, dance, play street hockey and volleyball, practice tai chi and learn laughter yoga.

“Their first reaction was ‘Yes,’ and their second was ‘What’s a flash mob?'" said John Ratliff, a department spokesman. Several groups agreed to host “mobs” throughout the day.

One was the Marion Franklin Center, which has a championship senior chair-volleyball team. Members set up chairs and a net outside the Celeste Center, and fairgoers of all ages were invited to join in.

“This helps the circulation in my heart, and I get a lot of laughter out of it,” said Viola Heath, 74, who has been playing for 10 years.

She and teammate Marion Clegg, 63, practice for an hour five days a week at the center. The trick, Clegg said, is to “keep your buns in the chair” when you reach for the ball.

At the fair, they played for about 20 minutes as passers-by were offered information about healthy aging.

An hour before that, a group of about 20 led a line-dancing session at the fair’s Cardinal entrance. An hour after volleyball, members of several choirs sang a few tunes in front of the Celeste Center and encouraged fairgoers — including the fair’s Abe Lincoln impersonator — to join in.

Ratliff said he hopes the activities “show the world what it means to be a Golden Buckeye — that you’re not defined by your age.” Any Ohioan 60 or older is eligible for the Golden Buckeye card, which is issued by the state and provides discounts.

“We want to show that, rather than taking the view that you decline as you age, that instead you’re only as limited as you want to be,” he said.